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Yas Marina shows off circuit modifications

The new North Hairpin The Yas Marina Circuit has shown off the modifications made to the track ahead of this year’s Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Three sections of the circuit have been changed in a bid to promote closer racing and more overtaking, namely the North Hairpin, South Marina, and around the hotel. The chicane leading to said hairpin has been cut out, with the hairpin itself now a flowing, 20-metre-wide corner which will be approached at approximately 300km/h. Removing the slow corners has been done with the aim of keeping cars closer for a faster exit onto the following straight, and thus creating more passing opportunities. North Hairpin The South Marina complex has now...
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